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Swinburne and Burges: Contact, Networks, Contexts

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article establishes some key points of contact between William Burges (1827–1881), called ‘the only Pre-Raphaelite architect’, and Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909), an intimate of the Pre-Raphaelite circle and often referred to as a Pre-Raphaelite poet for some of his verse produced during the 1860s, though later seen as a foundational literary figure for Victorian Aestheticism and Decadence. The first to examine the relationship between these major contributors to the Victorian arts, this article breaks new ground as it documents and considers their recorded meetings and indicates their shared characteristics and mutual interests. It also adds valuable context by situating both men within their wider networks and cultural circles, and indicating their links to events and trends of their time.

Source: 19 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century

DOI: 10.16995/ntn.17411

Author: Catherine Maxwell

Institution: Queen Mary University of London

Language: English

Topic: Historical Architecture and Urbanism

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4416810207

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